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Valentin Vodnik

1758 - 1819

Valentin Vodnik

Valentin Vodnik (3 February 1758 – 8 January 1819) was a Carniolan priest, journalist and poet of Slovene descent. He was active in the late Enlightenment period. He is well known for his contributions in writing materials that lifted the prestige of the Slovene language creating a standard meant to unify the people of Slovene Lands in a single intelligible tongue. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valentin Vodnik has received more than 53,170 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Valentin Vodnik is the 3,968th most popular writer (up from 4,026th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Slovene Writer.

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53k
Page Views (PV)
48.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.34
Effective Languages (L*)
3.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Valentin Vodnik ranks 3,968 out of 5,755. Before him are Konstantin Batyushkov, John VIII of Constantinople, Bruno Apitz, Aleko Konstantinov, Vladislav Khodasevich, and Margaret Weis. After him are Osip Senkovsky, Pierre Bec, Ömer Seyfettin, Louise Otto-Peters, Giuseppe Adami, and Isaac de Benserade.

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Konstantin Batyushkov
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HPI: 48.76
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Bruno Apitz
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HPI: 48.76
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Aleko Konstantinov
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HPI: 48.75
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Vladislav Khodasevich
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HPI: 48.75
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Margaret Weis
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HPI: 48.74
Rank: 3,967
Valentin Vodnik
1758 - 1819
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 3,968
Osip Senkovsky
1800 - 1858
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 3,969
Pierre Bec
1921 - 2014
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 3,970
Ömer Seyfettin
1884 - 1920
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 3,971
Louise Otto-Peters
1819 - 1895
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 3,972
Giuseppe Adami
1878 - 1946
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 3,973
Isaac de Benserade
1613 - 1691
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 3,974

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1758, Valentin Vodnik ranks 28. Before him are Duke Eugen of Württemberg, Agustín de Betancourt, Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Jean Joseph Mounier, and Peter Andreas Heiberg. After him are John Hoppner, John Armstrong Jr., Thomas Picton, Charles Lee, and Fisher Ames. Among people deceased in 1819, Valentin Vodnik ranks 22. Before him are Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, Bodawpaya, Abbé Faria, Alexander Tormasov, and Johan David Åkerblad. After him are John Playfair, Oliver Hazard Perry, John Marshall, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, John Jeffries, and Mary Moser.

Others Born in 1758

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Duke Eugen of Württemberg
1758 - 1822
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 22
Agustín de Betancourt
1758 - 1824
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 23
Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén
1758 - 1852
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 24
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
1758 - 1841
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 25
Jean Joseph Mounier
1758 - 1806
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 26
Peter Andreas Heiberg
1758 - 1841
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 27
Valentin Vodnik
1758 - 1819
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 28
John Hoppner
1758 - 1810
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 29
John Armstrong Jr.
1758 - 1843
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 30
Thomas Picton
1758 - 1815
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 31
Charles Lee
1758 - 1815
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 32
Fisher Ames
1758 - 1808
HPI: 36.83
Rank: 33